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<h1 class="whs1">Formatting a RSS Reader widget</h1>
<p class="whs2">For an image of a RSS Reader widget and steps 
 to add one to a document, see 
<a href="Defining_an_RSS_Reader_widget.htm" 
 style="font-size: 9pt;">Defining a RSS Reader widget</a>.</p>
<p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs2">The table below lists the different aspects 
 of the RSS Reader widget that you can format, and describes how and where 
 to format them in MicroStrategy Web. The steps can be performed in Flash 
 Mode. They can also be performed in Interactive Mode if the widget has 
 been defined to display as a widget in DHTML, and DHTML is enabled in 
 Web. For instructions to determine how the widget is displayed, see 
<a 
 href="Widget_non_Flash.htm">Determining how a widget is rendered in non-Flash 
 modes</a>. For instructions to enable DHTML, see 
<a href="DHTML-only_features_in_Web.htm">Enabling 
 DHTML in MicroStrategy Web</a>.</p>
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<p class="whs8">What to Format in the Widget</td>
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<p class="whs8">How to Format it</td></tr>

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<p class="whs2">Add a title to the RSS news feed</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Type 
 in a title in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>RSS news feed</B></span> 
 field. This title appears in the top right of the widget. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">To 
 format the color of the title, select a color from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>RSS 
 reader title color</B></span> palette.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<p class="whs2"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><font size=1 style="font-size:9pt;">Background color 
 of the widget</font></span></td>
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<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Background color</B></span> drop-down 
 menu, specify the background color of the widget.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<p class="whs2">Area occupied by the news items</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Items</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Percentage height occupied by the 
 news items</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>list</B></span> field, 
 specify how much of the total area the list of news items occupies.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Determine whether news items scroll automatically</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Items</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">To 
 allow news items to scroll automatically, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Auto 
 scroll news item</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>list</B></span> check 
 box. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Auto scroll direction</B></span> drop-down 
 list, specify the direction in which news items automatically scroll by 
 selecting Up or Down. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Auto scroll speed</B></span> drop-down 
 list, specify the speed at which the news items scroll. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Font and font size of news items</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Items</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fonts</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font type</B></span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font 
 size</B></span> drop-down lists, select a font and size, respectively. You 
 can also select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Italic</B></span> and 
 &nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Bold</B></span> check 
 boxes to display the text in italics and bold, respectively.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Color of news items</td>
<td width="74%" class="whs12">
<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 &nbsp;</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Items</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Colors</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">To 
 display the news items with alternating colors, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Alternating 
 color for news items</B></span> check box. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down list, specify whether to format the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Background</B></span>, 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rollover background</B></span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font</B></span>, 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rollover font</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Once 
 you select an aspect of the news items to format, from the drop-down menus, 
 select the two colors in which to display the news items. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Determine how news articles that have been read 
 are displayed</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Items</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Colors</B></span>. 
 From the drop-down list, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Read 
 articles</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">To 
 ensure that news articles that have been read are displayed in a separate 
 color, select the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Mark as read</B></span> 
 check box. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the drop-down menu, select the color in which to display all articles 
 that have been read.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Format the font of the news details section</td>
<td width="74%" class="whs12">
<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Detail</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">From 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font type</B></span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font 
 size</B></span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Font color</B></span> drop-down 
 lists, select a font, size, and color, respectively. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">You 
 can also select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Italic</B></span> and 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Bold</B></span> check boxes to display the 
 text in italics and bold, respectively.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Background color of news details section</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 The Properties dialog box opens. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Detail</B></span> tab. From the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Background color</B></span> drop-down list, 
 select a color for the background of the news details section.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Determine whether the details of the first news 
 item are displayed by default</td>
<td width="74%" class="whs12">
<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Details</B></span> tab. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">To 
 display the details of the first news item when the widget is initially 
 opened, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show the first item 
 by default</B></span> check box. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
</ol></td></tr>

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<td width="26%" class="whs11">
<p class="whs2">Determine whether the time and date of a news 
 item are displayed when you hover the cursor over it</td>
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<ol type="1" class="whs13">
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">In 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash Mode</B></span> or<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Interactive Mode</B></span>, right-click the widget and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties</B></span>. 
 </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">Select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>News Detail</B></span> tab.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs14">To 
 determine whether the time and date of a news item are displayed when 
 you hover the cursor over it, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Update 
 item detail on rollover </B></span>check box.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-size: 9pt; " class=p><p class="whs15">Click 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> to save the changes.</p></li>
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